Bible Cross References
sacrifice
Proverbs 15:8
The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.
Proverbs 28:9
If you do not obey the law, God will find your prayers too hateful to hear.
1 Samuel 13:12
So I thought, 'The Philistines are going to attack me here in Gilgal, and I have not tried to win the LORD's favor.' So I felt I had to offer a sacrifice."
1 Samuel 13:13
"That was a foolish thing to do," Samuel answered. "You have not obeyed the command the LORD your God gave you. If you had obeyed, he would have let you and your descendants rule over Israel forever.
1 Samuel 15:21-23
21
But my men did not kill the best sheep and cattle that they captured; instead, they brought them here to Gilgal to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God."
22
Samuel said, "Which does the LORD prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.
23
Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry. Because you rejected the LORD's command, he has rejected you as king."
Psalm 50:8-13
8
I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
9
And yet I do not need bulls from your farms or goats from your flocks;
10
all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills.
11
All the wild birds are mine and all living things in the fields.
12
"If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food, for the world and everything in it is mine.
13
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
Isaiah 1:11-16
11
He says, "Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats.
12
Who asked you to bring me all this when you come to worship me? Who asked you to do all this tramping around in my Temple?
13
It's useless to bring your offerings. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings; they are all corrupted by your sins.
14
I hate your New Moon Festivals and holy days; they are a burden that I am tired of bearing.
15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
16
Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
Isaiah 66:3
"The people do as they please. It's all the same to them whether they kill a bull as a sacrifice or sacrifice a human being; whether they sacrifice a lamb or break a dog's neck; whether they present a grain offering or offer pigs' blood; whether they offer incense or pray to an idol. They take pleasure in disgusting ways of worship.
Jeremiah 6:20
What do I care about the incense they bring me from Sheba, or the spices from a distant land? I will not accept their offerings or be pleased with their sacrifices.
Jeremiah 7:11
Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.
Jeremiah 7:12
Go to Shiloh, the first place where I chose to be worshiped, and see what I did to it because of the sins of my people Israel.
Amos 5:21
The LORD says, "I hate your religious festivals; I cannot stand them!
Amos 5:22
When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings.
with a wicked mind
Matthew 23:14
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